RELEVANCE & RESEARCH QUESTION: A thorough literature review shows that the range of publications on survey-specific skills training is rather limited. Most existing studies focus on teaching research methods in general, and, as a result, may deal with other (non-survey) quantitative techniques or with qualitative methods. Our study aimed to determine to what extent university instructors address web survey-related topics in their curricula and check their opinions about the amount of information that should be presented to university students in their coursework.

METHODS & DATA: The poster outlines the selected results of the study conducted in August and September 2015 among instructors of survey methods who were employed in Polish universities with sociology faculties. A total of 112 academics (out of 251 invitations sent) agreed to complete our web-based questionnaire. 73 instructors declared they had, in the previous three academic years, taught at least one such class (undergraduate or graduate) addressing survey-related issues to sociology students. Those respondents were invited to complete the core part of the questionnaire, which included questions about web surveys.

RESULTS: The results suggest that the range of web survey-related issues covered by standard survey methods courses is limited. The instructors are willing to incorporate to their curricula topics relating to questionnaire preparation/question types or sampling, but they seldom present multiple devices issues or those concerning fielding and online panels. However, according to the respondents, this situation should be improved, and web survey-related issues should be focused upon more in university courses.

ADDED VALUE: The results provide an insight into practices of university instructors teaching web survey methods. They might stimulate discussion on the current practices concerning professional training of future online survey researchers. The results can also be the stimuli to develop pedagogical standards regulating the methodological knowledge that should be obtained while survey methods university training.